Hồ Cốc is a small beach community located in Vietnam's Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, in Bưng Riềng commune, Xuyên Mộc District (now is Xuyên Mộc, Ho Chi Minh City)."Present status of Spa Tourism in Vietnam", in Journal of Geology: Issues 15-20 Cục địa chất Việt Nam - 2000 "It can be associated with neighbouring tourism points of the area, such as Hồ Cốc Lake, Hồ Tràm Lake, Long Hải Beach, Vũng Tàu Resort Town, the monument built in honour of the heroine Võ Thị Sáu, relics of Minh Đạm guerilla resistance base..."Biển Xanh - Hồ Cốc 2005
Location and transportation
It is situated about southeast of Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and to northeast of Vũng Tàu. The trip to Hồ Cốc takes only about 2 hours from HCMC by car or 90 minutes via the ferry from HCMC to Vũng Tàu.
The most popular route to access is to follow the National Route 51, through Bà Rịa, then turn onto National Highway 55 and follow the coastal road of Bình Châu – Hồ Cốc. The estimated travel time by car or private motorbike takes about 2.5 hours.
Accommodation Hồ Cốc is expected to follow the development of Hồ Tràm beach as well as the ACDL MGM Hồ Tràm casino project located nearby and become a major resort destination in southern Vietnam. Also notable in the area are hot springs and an rain forest that was designated as a nature reserve in 1975.
References
External links Information about Ho Coc beach